Methods for automatic analysis of glucose uptake in adipose tissue using quantitative PET/MRI data

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is the main tissue involved in non-shivering heat production. A greater understanding of BAT could possibly lead to new ways of prevention and treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The increasing prevalence of these conditions and the problems they cause society and in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Andersson, Jonathan
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Enheten för radiologi 2014
Subjects:
BAT
PET
MRI
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-233200